Our doors open once more to the 2nd edition of a unique type of gathering… do you hear the call?
April 6 – 12th 2025
What happens when you:
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Find a diverse group of creative, powerful holistic facilitators & practitioners…
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Get them living together for a week in an abundant natural paradise…
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Nourish them with beautiful food and comfortable live-work spaces, and…
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Give them the resources for an amazing time?
For the past 2 years, that's exactly what we've been doing.
The Laughing Orchard has become a community hub and transformation centre for a global network of beautiful magicians.
Since 2022, we've been developing the land with a vision of harmony, abundance, and permanence; through natural architecture, food forests, and a vibrant community of curious souls.
We've watched the land manifest groups of strangers, alchemize connections, opportunities, and transformations.
So we heard, and answered, the call to create a formal offering, rooted in nature, community, and magic:
The Collision Retreat™
An environment conducive to spontaneous flow and manifesting ideas in the moment.
Our offering is simple:
Step into a space where your magic is seen, received and amplified; your gifts are mirrored and celebrated, and the unexpected becomes a supercharged source of joy and growth.
Dates: 6 - 12th April 2025 — Price: 900€ - 1200€ — Location: S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Who’s this for?
This is for anyone who has a developed magical practice around which their life is built.
These could be, have been, and are by no means limited to: witches, wizards, shamans, priestesses, tantrikas, yogis, coaches, guides, facilitators, transcendental artists & writers, talkers, musicians, connectors, innovators, engineers, firewalkers, psychics & meditators, healers, breathers, bodyworkers, lost world researchers, ideators & manifestors, discoverers & empowerers... you get the message.
The invitation is to bring yourself and whatever you need to feel comfortable; to enjoy yourself, share what comes naturally to you, and be open to listening to and receiving others.
Talk to our team & join the April 2025 Collision!
Dates: 6 - 12th April 2025 — Price: 900€ - 1200€ — Location: S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Your Hosts
Alex Bulkin
Alex is the founder and visionary of the Laughing Orchard; we like to call him Dumbledore.
Alex professionally navigates liminal spaces between logical and magical, materialistic and spiritual, technological and intuitive.
His mission at the Laughing Orchard is to develop the relationship with the nature spirits of the land and to introduce others to the land’s power to create and manifest.
He describes himself as the caretaker and the guide, making sure that the visitors are aware of the land’s presence and power and can interact with it consciously and intentionally.
Mat Thomas
Mat is the USA’s first Chessboxing World Champion, a combat sports commentator, and a content creator focussed on chessboxing, holistic wellness, and peak human performance.
After a stint as a tech employee, Matt spent 4 years traveling to over 40 countries while becoming a yoga instructor, studying martial arts, and building his own fitness concept called Fight and Flow. In 2018 he became the first American to compete in a global Chessboxing championship, and won the 90kg class.
Matt describes his life mission as three-fold: 1) Generate over $1B of philanthropy for causes worth fighting for, 2) Fuse ancient eastern wisdom with modern science to unlock peak human performance, and 3) Grow the sport of Chessboxing into a mainstream Olympic sport.
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Laughing Orchard is a secluded center inside the volcanic crater of Furnas, on the São Miguel Island of the Azores archipelago.
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Dates: 6 - 12th April 2025 — Price: 900€ - 1200€
Spaces are limited to ensure an intimate and meaningful experience. Early bird pricing ends February 14, 2025.